THE MAKING OF
A BAJO SEXTO
at Salinas Guitars
& Bajo Sextos in
San Marcos.OCTOBER
VOLUME 66. NUMBER 10
Photo: Bill Sallans OCTOBER 2019 3
Tr ue C olors
Texas may not be widely known for
colorful autumn foliage. But fall does
really happen here—you just have to
know where to look.48
What Lies in
the Shadows
You don’t have to look far in Texas
for a haunting. From a lonesome
Piney Woods road to an abandoned
hospital in Yorktown, we explore the
state’s spookiest spots.36
All About That Bass
Bass is the heartbeat of Texas music,
from honky-tonk to Tex-Mex, and
polka to punk. Meet the musicians
responsible for locking in the
Lone Star groove.
By Jesse Sublett
Photographs by Bill Sallans58